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Please keep sharing this. Ashleigh is a true supporter of Muslims and Palestine. Her Facebook page has been blocked several times. @Regrann from @ashleighshawpalestine - ** ASKING FOR YOUR HELP ** #FightingIslamaphobiaTogether #FreePalestine #OneHumanity @RepostIt_app Cr @fishfries
Syrian refugee crisis: Fast facts
13.5 million people in Syria need humanitarian assistance due to a violent civil war that began in 2011.
4.8 million Syrians are refugees, and 6.1 million are displaced within Syria; half of those affected are children.
Children affected by the Syrian conflict are at risk of becoming ill, malnourished, abused, or exploited. Millions have been forced to quit school. View these photos to see life through the eyes of Syrian refugee children.
Most Syrian refugees remain in the Middle East, in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, and Egypt; slightly more than 10 percent of the refugees have fled to Europe.
Peace negotiations continue despite a fraying and piecemeal ceasefire.
Jordan is running out of water. Already one of the world’s driest countries, the Kingdom faces a crisis badly exacerbated by the increasing needs of those displaced by Syria’s civil war.
Addressing this crisis is more critical than ever. Based on new research and Mercy Corps' ongoing water work in Jordan, this report outlines urgent needs and provides key recommendations to guide institutional donor efforts and policies:
Invest in long-term development. International donor assistance to Jordan has increased with the Syrian crisis, but the vast majority of funds have focused on refugee response. To relieve pressures on host communities and protect pre-crisis development gains, development dollars must also focus on upgrading and maintaining existing infrastructure.
Bridge the governance gap. Government actors are under-resourced and under-manned; their capacity badly needs an upgrade. Jordan’s front-line water utility, for example, has a staff of only six engineers to cover an area larger than Hawaii, with a Jordanian and Syrian population of millions. These shortcomings must be addressed. Investing in infrastructure makes little sense if new projects are handed over to agencies which cannot run and maintain them.
Address conflict and conservation. Crises are inflection points. They can result in deteriorating social conditions, resource mismanagement, and violence. Conflict must be mitigated, and conservation promoted. In Jordan, Mercy Corps has found that empowering Syrian and Jordanian communities can head off violence and shift attitudes on sustainability.
So, yeah, that US election just happened... For the last several years, every year for the festival of EID at the end of Ramadan, I write a short fantasy or sci fi story with positive representation of Muslim characters. I have about 19k of material at this point. Some better than others. All viewable as fresne on AO3. As I was walking to work this morning, I wondered, would there be any interest in anyone participating with me (to be clear contributing a story) on a project to publish an Amazon/e-book (Smashwords and Kindle) of short stories that show positive representations of non-copyrighted Muslim characters by say the end of Trump’s first 100 days? (Well, I’d like to do it by inauguration day, but I don’t think that’s quite doable). I’d like to get up to 40 to 60k in content. Ideally, a higher percentage not written by me than written by me. I mean, I’m nice and all, but… I’m not Muslim. I don’t represent. I just believe in representation. I was thinking whatever profits (hopefully there would be some sort of profits) from this could be donated to some reasonably vetted anti-Islamaphobia in the US organization. Obviously, this needs a bit more meat to the idea. But… umm… any interest? If there isn’t, I’ll just look into who I should donate to. If there is, I’ll do some more research on what needs to be done to make this happen, and post further information.
Instead of slamming our doors to the world’s most vulnerable, we should be considering legislation to strengthen and expand refugee programs.Rather than betraying our values, we must continue to focus on the most effective tools to keep us safe, while also providing refuge for the world’s most vulnerable.
ISIS is our enemy, and we need to fight them, and we need to defeat them. But we are fighting on two levels: one, military, but also, this is a fight of values. America stands for freedom. We are the beacon of light, of democracy, of freedom in the world. And part of that value of America is allowing people who are escaping monsters like ISIS to be able to become Americans like us.
@yesimcrystalk delivering remarks on MPV's work to combat Islamophobia in Los Angeles. "This type of hate has no place in America, no place in California, no place in LA, and definitely no place in West Hollywood." The resolution was passed by a unanimous vote! #victoryisours #mpvusa #fightingislamaphobiatogether #advocacyinaction #loveoverhate #loveoverfear #canyouhearus #inclusiveislam #progressivesunite (at West Hollywood City Council Chambers)
